Athanase Josué Coquerel

Athanase Josué Coquerel

Athanase Josué Coquerel (16 June 1820 Amsterdam - 24 July 1875 Fismes (Marne)) was a French Protestant theologian, son of Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel. He studied theology at Geneva and at Strasbourg, and at an early age succeeded his uncle, C. A. Coquerel, as editor of Le Lien, a post which he held till 1870. In 1852 he took part in establishing the "Nouvelle Revue de théologie", the first periodical of scientific theology published in France, and in the same year helped to found the Historical Society of French Protestantism. Meanwhile he had gained a high reputation as a preacher, and especially as the advocate of religious freedom; but his teaching became more and more offensive to the orthodox party, and on the appearance (1864) of his article on Renan's "Vie de Jésus" in the "Nouvelle Revue de théologie" he was forbidden by the Paris consistory to continue his ministerial functions. He received an address of sympathy from the consistory of Anduze, and a provision was voted for him by the Union Protestante Libérale, to enable him to continue his preaching. He received the cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1862. His chief works were "Jean Calas et sa famille" (1858); "Des Beaux-Arts en Italie" (Eng. trans. 1859); "La Saint-Barthélémy" (1860); "Précis de l'Eglise réformée" (1862); "Le Catholicisme et le protestantisme considérés dans leur origine et leur développement" (1864); "Libres études, and La Conscience et la foi" (1867).

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